Change-maker.



CHANGE MAKER. APPLICATION FILED APII. lo. Isle.

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RN WN Patented May 14, 1918.

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E. J. BRANDT.

CHANGE MAKER.

, APPlICAATION FILED APR- |0| 1916- 1 ,266,098. Patented May14,1918.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD J. BRANDT, OF WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO BRANDT CASHIER COMPANY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OFILLINOIS.

CHAN GIE-MAKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 10, 1916. Serial No. 90,213.

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. BRANDT, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Watertown, in the county of Jeierson and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Change-Makers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to change making devices and has particular reference to novel ejector actuating mechanism Jfor use .in connection with change-making machines.

The invention is illustrated in connection with a simple change-making machine providing for the accommodation of coin of the denominations of one-half dollar, onequarter dollar, dime, nickel and cent.

An object of the invention is to provide a mechanism adapted to be operated solely by the sense of touch,.the coin-operating levers corresponding in number to the fingers and thumb ofthe operators hand; that is'to say, each denomination of coins is controlled by one finger or thumb of the hand. There being five denominations of coins which are delivered by the machine, I have provided means whereby the thumb actuates .a lever which pays or delivers pennies, the'index finger causes the delivery of nickels, the middle finger delivers dimes, the third iinger ldelivers quarters and the fourth finger delivers halves. The arrangement is such that theghand ts within a space and the ingcrs are disposed opposite the corresponding lever or key which that finger is intend'- ed to actuate. By the use of this means the operator may deliver change veryrapidly and accurately without the necessity for visual attention. Furthermore, as a matter of convenience, I have arranged a mechanism whereby the fingers exert a pull in order to actuat-e corresponding levers or keys7 while the thumb exerts a pressure in an opposite direction, this being according to the natural lposition of the hand. If desired, of course, the arrangement shown ,may be reversed, that is-the thumb may deliver half dollars, the index ngerquarters, etc. The broad idea is in the digit control, each finger and the thumb of the hand being supplied with a lever, each iinger always paying the same coin.

Thev invention will kbe more readlyun- Figure 1 is an elevation of a machine to which my invention has been applied;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3;

fFig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4, and v Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, it will be seen that the coin tray provides for the accommodation of half dollars in the space 10, quarters in the space 11, dimes in the space 12,` nickels in the space 13 and pennies in the space 14. A casing 15 serves as a support for the coin tray. `Secured to the casing is a hopper having converging side walls 16 terminating in an outlet or chute 17, beneath which thepahn of the operators hand is located while in the operating position.

Mounted on a horizontal shaft 18 within the casing 15 are a plurality of pendant ejector supports 19, one of these supports being provided for each vdenomination of coins. The members 19 are held in normally retracted position by means of a coil spring 2O acting upon a ball 21, which presses the upper end of the lever. The' lower end of the ejector support 19 is deiected laterally to form a foot 22, the lower edge 23 of which is curved to form a cam coperating with the finger lever 24, pivoted at 25, and having a downwardly projecting end portion 26. The curved terminal portion of the end 26 is intended to be contacted by the finger of the operator and by an upward movement to transmit motion to the ejector support 19. The coin ejectors 27 are pivoted to the ejector supports at 28 and are normally held in raised position by means of the coil spring 29. The ejectors I extend ,through openings 30` at the lower end of `the coin receiving space and operate in a pivoted'at 33, the outer end'd of which operates in the same manner as described in connection with the construction shown in Figr. A downward pressure on i the point-l 34 of the operating lever serves to eject the coins controlled by the thumblev-ers in disftinction from an upward pressurenecessary to operatethe levers controlled by'the lingers, as previously described;

In order that the hand of the operator may be caused to be positionedv properly with the' fingers opposite the proper keys, I provide curved guides 38, 39, which are securedto the -fram'e -or casingfone atv each-side of the opening in the front lower portion thereof.v These' are so spaced? as to permit the ready insertion of the operatorshand", but without suliicient spacetoallow for such position; that the fingers of" the hand might come inV contact with other than the proper levers.v It: will'be found that' the thumb will naturally occupy a space contiguous tothe leveri, whichis in the proper position for operating the' levers. Y

It will be noted that thel total space occupiedl by the five keys is somewhat' less than the total'transverse space occupied by the stack of coinsa This is necessary if the hand of the operator is to be positionedv for natural actuation of the'levers bythe lingers. TheI ordinary operator" has not suilicient span to engage the keys if/they were not spaceddierently from the spacingA of theI coin stacks.

It' will further be noted that the thumb operated ejector key is olsetwith relation to theguide-SS, the'E guides 38, 39,y being positioned to engagelthe'sides of'A the alm of the operators hand', the thumb key lying in front' ot the" guide-iu position to bev readily engaged-,by the thumb.

By the use ofthe mechanism here described,an'operator may become expert in the payingV ofcoins with alittle practice, alll thev` operations: being carried out without necessity for looking at` the machine.

The macliineis practically a hand extension requiring no view of the: keys as themachine is y designed :torv the' shape of the hand and' lingers;

The construction is capable of considerable' modification and' such inodilications as are within the scope oi"` my claims- I consider within? the spirit' of' my invention.

lf. lfn a coinedelive'ring device; the combination o means forY supporting aplurality of' stacks of coinsV ofdiisrent denominations, a hopper disposed' at the base-of" said stacks andi' havingl a.' restricted` outlet; opening,yan ejector for each stack ofooins, four linger levers and'onethumb lever connected to saidejectors and side guides so disposed as to cause the handof anA operator.V toA assume a position inwhich'the lingers ofthe hand" register with four of" said levers and iii-,such position that the palm of the hand will be beneath the outlet opening in said hoppeigsubstantially as described` 2. In a device of the class described,r the coinbinationfof a-`casing providing an opening in the lower forward portionthereof, means on said casing'forsupporting-a'v pluralityof stacks ofcoins,ejectors mounted in: saidV casingvrl fivey levers `controlling v thef actuation ofl said'*ejectors, said leversbeng disposed inA said'Y opening; andfguid'es mount ed at-` the sides F of saidopening'wliereby'the hand'of-the operatorI is cause'd'toass-ume a position in which the ngers and`T thumb regist'erl with said levers, substantially' as describedl 3'." In a'coin delivering device,A the combi# nationy of means for supporting" a lpliirality of stacks ofl coins of" different denominations5 ahopper disposedf at f the base of 'said stacks', said hopper being-provided with'y a restricted outletv near the; transverse* center of the device,` ej ectors for th ecoin's5 levers for operating saidejectors, a nuniberof.V levers beingyemploy'ed corresponding to theA lingers andir thumb l ofth'e lia-ndi said levers being so pesitionedfas to occupyfa.L space-less than the width-of the juxtaposedffstacls ofcoiiis, and ,Vql'lide-= members located adjacent to the exi treme levers,` said guide members actiiigv'to directl and?v confine the hand ina predetermined position, subs'tantiallfyaskv described-.y

4 In a-V coin` delii'feringfdevi'ce; the combination of acasing providing forstacls of coins", -ahopper for causingiejeetedf coinsto be delivered" at acentral: outlet, key-operfated ej ectors' for said'coins', four of the keys being spacedj in accordance* with thev position Lo'iftlieyfur lingers ofthe-hand?,` a guide at each side of the'ffour keys,v saidguidebeing" adapted? to engage'- the'jsids of 'tliepalm of" the hand, and-fa fifth key adapted? for actuation by theA thumb,- said? key being: offset with relation to said' guides and beingl positionedI in suoli mannery as vto be naturally engaged byAY the thumb substantially as' described.

52 In a coin delivering device, the combination'I of"Y a casing;A providing] for stacks? of coins; af hopperl for causing ejected coinst'o be delivered at a' central" outlet; key-operated ejector's for said coins,- four ofthe leys being spacedy in accordance with the po`sition" of the* fourl lingers l of the hand, a guide at'eachside of the` fourkeys said guid" Being adaptedi toengage thegs'idesof" thepalin ofltliehan'd; and a fth key; adapted forl actuation by' the' thumb; Said key being Offset with relation to'` said guides and being po- Cil sitioned in such manner as to be naturally engaged by the thumb, the space Within which the keys are mounted being materially less than the width of the stacks and being such as to correspond to the reach of an operator-s hand, substantially yas described.

6. In a device for delivering coins, the combination of a casing providing a plurality of adjacent holders for coins, ejectors for the coins, keys for operating the ejectors, a hopper for causing the ejected coins to be delivered at a central outlet, five keys being employed, a guide for each side of the palm of the hand of the operator, said guides being located at the sides of four of said keys whereby the hand of the Operator with the palm upward is directed into such positions that the lingers are in proper` position to engage said keys and to actuate the same by an upward movement of the {ngers, the fifth lever being located at one side of the guide and in such position as to be contacted by the thumb and actuated by a natural downward movement thereof, substantially as described.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 7th day of April, A. D. 1916. I

EDWARD J. BRANDT. Witnesses:

A. V. GREDING, T. D. BUTLER.

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Washington, D. G. 

